syrian refugee crisis (final)

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With Liberty andJustice For All

Syrians Too?

Syrian Refugee Crisis

Luke Vogelaar

Immigration in theU.S


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The statue of Liberty states, “Give me

your tired, your poor. Your huddled

masses yearning to breathe free. The

wretched refuse of your teeming

shore. end these, the homeless.

Tempest!tossed to me. " lift my lamp

beside the golden door.#

These are some of the people in the

most need. They cannot breathe free.

The $nited tates of %merica is made

for new starts, for new opportunities,

and a new life. &efusing to accept

refugees will take these rights away

from people in need of our assistance.

“'ith liberty and (ustice for all#


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This statement is said every morning

at %merican high schools. 'ho is all)

"s it only a certain race or religion)

The $..% has always been a safe

haven for people fleeing oppression.

The $. &efugee %dmissions program

is one of the most important elements

of the $. foreign policy. 'hy should

this be changed now)


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Who areRefugees?The *+* &efugee -onvention states

a refugee is someone who “owing to a

well!founded fear of being persecuted

for reasons of race, religion,

nationality, membership of a

particular social group or political

http://www.businessinsider.com/statue-of-liberty-quiz-2013-5


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opinion, is outside the country of his

nationality, and is unable to, or owing

to such fear, is unwilling to avail

himself of the protection of that

country.

What Happened in Syria?

The %rab prings began in /0** after

the uprising in Tunisia. The

democratic movement spread across

the 1iddle 2ast. yria (oined the

movement and in /0*/ erupted into

-ivil 'ar.


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The Start

yria is and has been, since /000, a

republic under the presidential rule of

3ashar al!%ssad. 4nce the protests

began in /0**, 3ashar al!%ssad

answered them with violence. The

military began opening fire on

protestors. %rmed opposition groups

began to fight back against the

government. The $nited 5ations and

%rab League failed to institute a

cease!fire. 3y /0*/ there was a civil

war.


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&egional governments funded and

gave weapons to the rebels to fight

against the government. 'hile "ran

and a Lebanese militant group was

funding the government. The

government and the rebels continue

to fight to this day.

Map ofSyria


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Refugees fromSyria

"n yria, the number of refugees in

the last four years has sky rocketed.

6ue to the civil war, towns and cities

are uninhabitable and people have

nowhere to go. Therefore they must


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flee the country. 3ordering countries

such as Turkey and Lebanon have

almost 7,000,000 refugees combined.

The yrian refugee crisis is said to be

“The worst refugee crisis since ''"",#

according to the 2$ 82uropean

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Syrian Refugees


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4ver the past four years, the number

of refugees from yria has sky

rocketed. 1any of them do not have a

place to go.

UNHCRThe $nited 5ations :igh

-ommissioner for &efugees was

created after 'orld 'ar "". The

$5:-& was made, “To lead and co!

ordinate international action to


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protect refugees and resolve refugee

problems worldwide.#

The UNHCR has created three

durable solutions to solve refugee

crises.

*. &epatriation

This is $5:-&;s priority. The goal is to

send the refugees back to their home

country.

/. Local "ntegration


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"f refugees cannot be sent back to

their home country, the ne


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resettlement program. The $nited

tates of %merica is the world;s top

resettlement country.

% ma(ority of yrian refugees are in

Turkey and Lebanon. They are seeking

asylum and are in the second stage of

$5:-&;s durable solutions. :owever

since the situation has not improved

$5:-& has moved onto the third

stage, resettlement. The $nited

tates of %merica determined that

they would be admitting *0,000

yrian refugees to be permanently

resettled to the $nited tates this


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fiscal year. That is 0./> of the

refugees currently displaced by the

yrian -ivil war.

The Process

The process of resettling refugees is

very long and vigorous. This process

can take anywhere from +!*/ months.

Start% ma(ority of refugees are referred by

$5:-& for resettlement to the

6epartment of tate in the $nited


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tates. They then enter the first

stage.

Stage 1

The refugees are scheduled for a pre!

screening interview. 6uring this

interview, caseworkers take their

biometric information. Taking their

hair!color, eye color, height, weight,

race, etc. This information is then

entered into the system. Then their

background is checked, they look at

education, family, military history,

languages, and crimes committed.

The caseworkers then make their


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persecution claim. This claim will be

given to a $. -iti?en and

"mmigration ervice officer. Then the

first security checks begin.

Stage 2

@our times a year, immigration officers

from the $-" come to interview the

refugees. These officers determine if

the &efugees can go to the $. or not.

ometimes the officers decide to put

a case on hold if they feel it is

necessary.


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Stage 3

The ne


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This class teaches them the basic

culture of the $.. The security and

medical checks are sent to the $.

and a suitable location is found in the

$. for each refugee. &elatives or

friends that reside in the $. can

influence this location. Throughout the

three!day class, housing and food is

given to the refugees. Throughout this

stage, security checks are being

administered.

Stage 54nce stages *!7 are completed, they

reAuest travel from the "nternational

4rgani?ation for 1igration.


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4nce arriving in the $., local

resettlement agencies assist the

refugees to get settled. @or up to +0

days, the refugees are given housing,

clothing, food, and etc. They also

suggest programs to allow refugees to

become self!sufficient. These

programs include basic 2nglish and

(ob training. %s soon as refugees are

resettled they are authori?ed to work.

%fter their first year, they are reAuired

to apply for permanent residency.

8Typically referred to as a Green

-ard9. 4nce they have lived in the $.


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why there are refugee crises and how

successful refugees have been is a

great way to help change peoples;

ideas about refugees. $sing $5:-&

resources, you can gather more

information and share it with your

peers and friends.

"f you would like to donate, there are

lots of refugee 5on!governmental

organi?ations 85G49, which will take

donations, no matter how small.


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Refugees are

people too and

they need our

help.

Works Cited


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